My gripe with NYCFC is that they have Man City colors and a plain ass team logo
I know they getting some kickbacks from Man City but I look at Atlanta United, or even LAFC and can't help to think NYCFC could've done much much better.
Matthew Wolff is the guy who designed the NYCFC logo. He also did the LAFC one. Designed Nigeria's World Cup collection and I believe he was involved with the new French collection. Man City's colors were heavily inspirational in the coloring of NYCFC. Funny though that his logo would inspired Man City to change theirs.
NEW YORK CITY FOOTBALL CLUB IS THE FIRST MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER TEAM TO PLAY WITHIN THE FIVE BOROUGHS.
The club was born of the two global sporting giants,
Manchester City FC and the
New York Yankees, and began play in Major League Soccer in 2015.
New York City FC made an instant impact in MLS, signing global superstars David Villa, Frank Lampard, and Andrea Pirlo in the inaugural season. The club plays at Yankee Stadium while searching the five boroughs for a permanent home.
In my two years as the only full-time designer at NYCFC, I was responsible for building the visual identity of this brand. Starting with the badge, I had a hand in just about everything the club produced.
Hoefler & Co, and based on vernacular signage of New York City (Gotham is also a nickname for New York City). The pentagons represent New York City’s five boroughs, and the orange is the exact shade found in the New York City flag.
Melbourne City FC and
Manchester City FC.
INAUGURAL SEASON LOGO
The 2015 Inaugural Season logo is inspired by mosaics found throughout New York City’s subway stations. The logo’s primary use was as the jocktag of NYCFC home and away kits during the club’s first season. It also appeared on dozens of pieces of merchandise sold online and at Yankee Stadium.
CAPTAIN’S ARMBAND
The ‘C’ stands both for City and Captain. Colors were voted on by the season ticket holders. (I hoped orange would win).
FANWEAR & APPAREL
Working closely with Adidas, I designed dozens of graphics for apparel — from t-shirts and hoodies, to scarves and hats, to pins and patches. Some pieces were for specific events (such as the World Cup and the Andrea Pirlo signing), while others were for general merchandise.
SEASON TICKET PACKAGING
I had the pleasure of designing the season ticket holder box and all of its contents ahead of the club’s inaugural 2015 season.
The season ticket box opened to reveal a blueprint, suggesting that the founding member season ticket holders provided the plan and foundation for the club’s future. Also included in the box was a scarf with the names of 3,000 season ticket holders, a bracelet, sticker, lanyard, and – of course – the suiteticket books or seasoncards.